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No business like SNOW business

With freezing temperatures and snow, of course, comes shoveling, plows and taking an extra couple minutes to put on layers before leaving the house.

But for several local businesses, it means something more exciting: the start of ski season.

A mid-November snowstorm followed by a streak of subfreezing temperatures has led to an early start for two local slopes.

"It's been a few years since we've been open before Christmas," said Pam Fletcher, marketing director at Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford, adding that the early start allows families "to get their ski legs under them before Christmas."

Meanwhile, about 30 miles to the west, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton got a similarly early start to the season, opening Nov. 17.

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